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ORDINANCE NO. 2013 -040 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />ADOPTING A PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN, <br />2013 -2023; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, <br />AND A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas, desires to adopt a Parks, Recreation, and Open <br />Space Master Plan, 2013 -23 that is intended to: <br />• Provide the City of Paris with an information base to help guide decisions <br />related to parks, recreation and open space; <br />• Assist in the implementation of those decisions and set guidelines for future <br />park and open space development; <br />• Provide feasible recommendations to the governmental body and be in <br />accordance with the desires of Paris' residents; <br />• Include all land within the City of Paris; <br />• Provide parks and open space project recommendations through 2023; and, <br />• Provide emphasis and detailed cost projections for projects recommended <br />for implementation; and, <br />WHEREAS, citizen surveys; public meetings; project coordination, review, and <br />recommendations by the city- council appointed Parks Master Plan Citizen's Advisory <br />Committee (CAC); review and recommendations by the city of Paris city staff, and <br />document preparation and reviews were undertaken by the professional staff of MHS <br />Planning and Design, LLC, the consultants contracted to prepare this park plan; have all <br />been completed; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 11, 2013, MHS Consultants along with representatives of <br />the CAC, and city staff presented the parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan <br />2013 -2023 to the City Council and opened the floor for discussion and comment on the <br />proposed plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the Paris City Council finds that the Parks, Recreation, and Open -Space <br />Master Plan, 2013 -2023 a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is in the best <br />interest of the City of Paris and its citizens and should be adopted. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby <br />in all things approved. <br />Section 2. That in conjunction with adopting the Parks, Recreation, and Open <br />Space Master Plan, 2013 -2023, the following previous documents relating to park planning <br />